Thomas v. Thomas
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Niagara county. Action by Sarah A. Thomas, an infant, by guardian, against Mary E. Thomas, impleaded with the Order of Chosen Friends.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, P. J.
The controversy is between the daughter and the widow of David H. Thomas, deceased, who. died holding a beneficiary certificate of membership in the association or order joined as defendant in this action. The certificate, as issued, in accordance with the application of the member, designated the plaintiff, his daughter, as the sole beneficiary. About a year after the issuance of the certificate, Mr. Thomas married the defendant Mary E. Thomas, and he died about five years later. After his death there was found interlined in the certificate, in his own handwriting, after the name of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Luhrs v. LuhrsNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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